ETS ENGLISH III GUIDE

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GRAMMAR

1 Complete the text with a, an, the or 0 (no article).

My Uncle Paul is (1) artist. He was born in (2) UK but now he lives in (3) Paris with my aunt who’s
French. They’ve got (4) son called Pierre. Uncle Paul paints pictures of monuments like (5) Eiffel
Tower and he sells them to tourists.

Score: /5

2 Complete the sentences with the correct present simple or present continuous form of these verbs.
There are two extra verbs.

cry go have listen sit study talk

1 That’s my brother. He on the sofa talking to a friend.

2 I really like Olivia but she a lot. She never lets me speak!
3 My mum to the gym two or three times a week.
4 I can’t come out now – I my dinner.
5 He loves Titanic but it makes him really sad. He every time he sees it.

Score: /5

3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1 you/do/What/ yesterday evening/did?

2 did/go on holiday/Where/your brother/last summer?

3 you/did/an umbrella/Why/bring?

4 did/Who/speak to/she/about her homework?

5 get/they/to the football match/did/How/yesterday?

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4 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.

see walk get not have drive be run arrive chat start

1 When I them, they along the river.

2 When we to the airport, I realised that I my passport.
3 As they to school, there an accident on the road.
4 I downstairs when they
5 While we , she to feel unwell.

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5 Complete the text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs given.

The other day I (1) (check) my emails when I (2) (see) one from a clothes shop. It
said, ‘You
(3) (can) be the winner of a special prize!’ and it asked me to give my address and telephone
number. I (4) (type) in my details when my sister came in. She saw what I was doing and
shouted ‘Stop!’ She said it was a fraud and it wasn’t really a clothes shop. I’m so happy I (5)
(not give) them my details.

Score: /5

6 Complete the conversation with one word in each gap.

A: Hello. I’d like to ask you (1) questions about learning a language.
B: Yes, of course.
A: Great … so how (2) languages can you speak?
B: I can speak Italian and a (3) Spanish. I’m also learning
English at school.
A: How often do you study English?
B: Three times a week.
A: And does the teacher give you (4) homework?
B: Sometimes – but we don’t get(5) .
A: Thank you for your time.

Score: /5

7 Complete the dialogue with these words. There are two extra words.

already ever for just never since yet

A: Have you finished your homework (1) ?

B: Yes. I’ve (2) finished it.
A: Then let’s go! The others are (3) at the water park.
B: OK. I can’t wait to go. I’ve (4) been there before.
A: And I haven’t been there (5) a long time. It’s going
to be great!

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 8 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

(1) Have you seen/Did you see The Martian yet? I (2) saw/have seen it last night and it was really good. The special
effects were amazing. Sometimes I (3) felt/have felt like I was in the film! I (4) haven’t read/didn’t read the book so
I can’t compare it to the
film, but I (5) have liked/liked the film a lot. I’d recommend it to anyone!

Score: /5

9 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of these verbs. There are two extra verbs.

be do have hear hurt know read

1 I to the doctor’s three times this week.

2 Jon can’t play tennis with us today. He his wrist.
3 My dad his old car for over ten years!
4 How long you Emma?
5 you this article on diets in the magazine? It’s really
interesting.
Score: /5

10 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1 The film last night was the more interesting than I was expecting.

2 For me, maths is less interesting as science.

3 My English essay is a lot worst than yours!

4 Some people say that Chinese Mandarin is the more difficult language to learn in the
world!
5 Monica Cruz is not as famous than her sister Penelope.

Score: /5

11 Write sentences with too or enough and the adjectives given.

1 Can you put my coffee in the microwave? (hot)

2 I need to update my computer. (fast)

3 I didn’t finish reading the whole story. (long)

4 My little sister couldn’t watch the horror film. (scary)

5 They didn’t choose Sam for the football team. (fit)

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 12 Complete the dialogue with will or going to and the verbs given.

A: Hi, Terry. Have you got any plans for the weekend?
B: Yes. I (1) (watch) the football.
A: (2) (see) the Champions League match?
B: Yes. Do you want to come?
A: I’d love to. I(3) (ask) my mum if it’s OK.
B: Great. We (4) (buy) the tickets tomorrow morning. I can get you
one if you like.
A: OK. I (5) (call) you this afternoon.

Score: /5

13 Complete the sentences with these words/expressions.

’ll
probably might ’re going to ’s going to will

1 They be at the café, but I’m really not sure.

2 Our teacher be 50 next week but he looks younger.
3 They win the match. The others can’t win now!
4 We go to the concert. We haven’t got tickets, but we’re trying to get some.
5 It be hot today. It’s already 20 degrees outside.

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VOCABULARY

14 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

1 Helen’s uncle is her aunt’s second husband/son.

2 I have three nephews, but my sister’s daughter is my only niece/aunt.
3 Tom is 30 and has never married because he likes being single/divorced.
4 My cousin, Jade, is my aunt and uncle’s only/one-parent child.
5 My brother is my grandparents’ oldest grandson/son-in-law .

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15 Complete the sentences with words related to the stages of a person’s life.

1 My grandfather’s 70. He’s a
Spain.
2 My aunt is 48. She’s a
3 My cousin Mary is 20. She’s a
4 My sister’s 15. She’s a
5 My little brother’s one. He’s a
. He’s retired and lives with his wife in
woman. She’s a teacher in a secondary school.
. She wants to get married next year.
. She lives with my mum and stepfather.
. He doesn’t sleep much at night!

Score: /5

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16 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

Lots of people worry about (1) retire/retirement. They think that (2) senior citizens/adolescents don’t have any
fun. However, my (3) grandmother/granddaughter disagrees with that. She thinks it’s important to be
(4)independent/independence so she
goes out every day and meets (5) different/difference people. She seems like a young woman to me!

Score: /5

17 Complete the sentences with one preposition in each gap.

1 I was cleaning my room yesterday and I came an old diary.

2 Detectives are looking two men in a black car. They escaped from the police station this morning.
3 Can you find when the exam starts?
4 The police are looking the theft of a computer from the school. They’re questioning teachers and
students.
5 Nobody knew where the stolen jewellery was, but it turned in New York three years ago.

Score: /5

18 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the text.

The language I study at school is (1)Russia/Russian. It’s a fascinating language with its own alphabet – cyrillic –
which is (2) unusual/irregular as it doesn’t use roman letters. Last week I had to (3) take/make an exam and it was
really difficult. However, I hope that if I study more I’ll get better – it’s not (4) possible/impossible! – and be able to
speak to native speakers
with (5) sincerity/confidence .

Score: /5

19 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

I usually watch the TV for an hour or two every day. I only (1)switch on/switch off the TV when I know there is
something I want to watch. I try to watch the (2) news/adverts because I think it’s important to know what’s
happening in the world. I also like watching (3) cookery programmes/documentaries, especially ones about space
and the natural world. However, I don’t like many other programmes, especially (4) reality shows/the news. There
are too many of them and nothing interesting ever
happens. When they come on, I get the (5) remote control/channel and switch it off!

Score: /5

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 20 Complete the sentences with the correct answer, A, B or C.

1 Today, children learn more about the dangers to the than in the past.
A ozone B C pollution
layer environment

2 Scientists say we’re destroying the and this creates global warming.
A B ozone C agriculture
greenhouse layer

3 Many sea birds died because of a huge in the Atlantic last year.
A oil spill B C flood
drought

4 Hotter summers with no rain will mean that there are more in some countries.
A B C nuclear disasters
droughts waste

5 After the heavy rainfall, there was in the local town.

A pollution B a C global warming
flood

Score: /5

WRITING

21 A new TV series has started in your country. You don’t like it. Write a letter to your English-speaking
friend telling him/her why.

Write 125–150 words.

Score: / 12

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 Reading

A few years ago everyone was talking about the new electric cars. These cars were cleaner and quieter and
they were going to be the answer to our pollution problems. (1) Why aren’t our roads full of electric cars?
Why are we still sending out huge amounts of pollution into the atmosphere and using oil faster than the oil
companies can produce it?

There are several reasons. (2) They are available. There are many different models and every year another, newer
type
of electric car is designed. Last year, more than ten new models of electric car were introduced. (3) Although
many of the faster, sporty-looking models are expensive – for example, the new Tesla costs 130,000 dollars
– there are plenty of cheaper types for sale. So what is the reason?

Experts say that it’s mainly because electric cars can’t travel very far before we need to charge their
batteries and there aren’t enough charging points at the moment. (4) It seems that the people who have
bought electric cars use them as a second car, not their main one. They drive them around town and cities
but they don’t want to go too far in them. (5) They aren’t going to buy an electric car to use regularly until
they can be sure that it won’t stop suddenly on their way to work or somewhere important.
While electric cars may still be the car of the future, there is an alternative for today. The hybrid car – a car
that can switch from petrol to electricity – is more popular. People are buying them because they can drive
further without having to charge their cars. (6) It’s obviously not quite as good for the environment as the
electric car, but it shows that
people are concerned and trying to do something about their carbon footprint.

22 Read the article about electric cars. Six sentences are missing from the article. Choose from the
sentences A–H the one which fits each gap. There are two extra sentences.

1
2
3
4
5
6
A And it isn’t because of the price.
B The main problem is the cost, but they are already cheaper than all electric cars.
C So, where are they?
D People worry about not having enough electricity to get to their destination.
E People don’t buy them because they’re small and ugly.
F People need a car that is reliable.
G It’s not because the cars aren’t for sale.
H Hybrid cars are more reliable than petrol cars.

Score: /6

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23 Read the article about electric cars and choose the best answers, A, B, C or D.

1 What is the aim of this article?

A to talk about why people don’t use electric
cars B to talk about the amount of pollution
we create C to advertise a new type of
electric car
D to warn people about the dangers of
petrol cars
2 Why did people think electric cars would be good?
A They don’t use as much oil as normal cars.
B They help reduce traffic on the roads.
C They don’t pollute the environment.
D They don’t cost as much as normal cars.
3 Why isn’t the price of electric cars a problem?
A Because people can afford expensive cars.
B Because not all of them are expensive.
C Because they’re good value for money.
D Because people have more money these days.
4 What’s the main problem with electric cars?
A Most of them cost 130,000 dollars.
B You can’t go very far in them without having to stop.
C You can only drive them in towns and cities.
D There is only one model.
5 Why do people prefer hybrid cars to electric cars?
A They are the car of the future.
B They’re better for the environment.
C They look nicer.
D They can go longer distances without being charged.
6 How does the writer feel about hybrid cars?
A They aren’t very good for the environment.
B They’re better than electric cars.
C They’re too expensive so people won’t buy them.
D It’s good that people are choosing them.

Score: /6

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